On April 21st, Lars Torben Kremer proudly announced the immediate availability for download of the Snowlinux 2 operating system. Dubbed Ice, Snowlinux 2 is based on the Debian 6 "Squeeze" operating system and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.32 and the GNOME 2.30 desktop environment.

On April 24th, Clement Lefebvre announced the immediate availability for download of the final and stable version of Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204, which incorporates three of the best and popular desktop environments available at the moment for the Linux platform: the beautiful and innovative Cinnamon 1.4, the functional and traditional MATE 1.2 and the rock-solid and lightweight Xfce 4.8.

Also on April 26th, Canonical announced the immediate availability of their operating system for the audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional, Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS. Just like Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu Studio 12.04 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release, but supported for only three years, until April 2015.

Highlights of Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS:

· Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS;

· Long Term Support release, supported for three years;

· Live DVD ISO image;

· GUI-based installation;

· lowlatency Linux kernel 3.2.14;

· Xfce 4.8 desktop environment;

· JACK <-> Pulse Audio bridging enabled by default;

· New icons, theme, wallpapers, and default font;

· LightDM is the default login manager;

· Documented work flows and new application choices for better user support;

· Even if the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system includes a smarter installer, we've created the following tutorial to teach both Linux newcomers and existing Ubuntu users how to install the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system on their personal computer.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

This tutorial is also addressed to people who have just heard about Ubuntu, those who have never installed Ubuntu before and want to test it, but don't know how. The following guide will make things very simple for you, but if you get stuck somewhere in the middle of the installation and you need help, do not hesitate to use our commenting system at the end of the article.